Findings published in the journal Cell Reports revealed that among people who displayed hypocrisy, the ventromedial ...

Long-term, heavy cannabis use has been linked to changes in the prefrontal cortex, which plays a key role in executive functions like planning, working memory, and impulse control. The corresponding ...

People often fail to practice what they preach, a behavioral pattern that stems from specific biological processes rather ...

Stressful situations experienced during adolescence tend to cause deeper and more lasting changes to the brain than those ...

Stress in the teen years may have long-term effects on brain function, increasing the risk of mental health disorders later ...

Researchers tracked changes in focus over time, examining cognitive performance, enjoyment, and even pupil size — a ...

Researchers discover that the prefrontal cortex models the behavior of social partners, allowing groups to self-correct and ...

Cortisol can disrupt the brain’s ability to manage stress, such as provoked by traumatic social media content—and its impact ...

Many horse owners think the existence of the prefrontal cortex is a major controversy in equine science. It’s not. It’s just an area that’s riddled with misinformation. Curiously, most people—horsey ...

Researchers found that mice coordinate survival behavior through brain activity in the prefrontal cortex, which tracks both ...